In recalling seventy years of sports journalism, Peter Byrne has produced an engaging collection of sports essays and anecdotes covering eight different sports and highlighting the many moments and sportspeople associated with them.
A series of engaging and insightful interviews with well-known Ulster figures on the topic of what it means to be from that province of Ireland. Unique & original commentary!
The author expertly explores the dilemma of a woman who lost out in love in her young life and is now asked to let the certainty of her marriage go and risk having her heart broken again. Magic and colour abound for Jacqueline Clancy in the small town of Tooradulla, until her mother Imelda suddenly dies. Neither she nor her siblings are told the truth, ad she retreats into a fantasy life. Soon it appears that her small town is about to expel her. With the help of her invisible friends Lou and Betty, Jacqueline attempts to get rid of the usurper, her Aunt Mina. In Part Two, a much older Jacqueline has been betrayed by her husband Vaughan, who has left her for the younger Nuala. It is the classic tale of a woman who wants to put her children first: she has a family of three, but has to fight off loneliness and the need for love in her life. The author expertly explores the dilemma of a woman who lost out in love in her young life and is now asked to let the certainty of her marriage go and risk having her heart broken again.
Beatsploitation is a bitingly relevant and provocative examination of suburban Dublin life, exposing themes such as state-sanctioned racism, economic failure and skewered education systems alongside universal themes of love, loss and regret.
Michael E. Daly is an author, speaker and workshop leader. Conversations in Singapore is his second book: the follow on to the critically acclaimed The Six Traits of Self-leadership. While based in Ireland, Michael is regularly invited to travel throughout Europe, to speak, teach, give presentations and lead workshops on Personal Leadership and Goal-setting for True Success. Michael trained as a monk; he holds qualifications in Public Administration, Social Care, and Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, and has an M.A. in Health Care Management.